Baling-press.



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Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

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11. M. TALLMAN. BALING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 7, 1911. 1,035,268. Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

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H. M. TALLMAN.

BALING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED 00127, 1911.

Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

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NI'IED STAES )PATENT OFFICE.

HORACE IVI. TALLIVIAN, OF SHELBYVILLE, ILLINOIS.

BALING-PRESS.

To all whom it 'may concern.'

Be it known that I, IIonAcn M. TALLMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Shelbyville, in the county of Shelby and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baling-Presses, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

The present invention relates to improvements in baling presses, and theprimary object of the same is the provision of a very eflicient anddurable form of power link, provided in the present instance with threelingers to the link, so that three separate and successive compressivemovements of the plunger and self-feed are produced each full revolutionof the power link, a link or lever operating the baling plunger, beingslotted at its pivot-al point, which is the power post of the machine,so that as it is engaged by the respective fingers of the power link,the said lever will have imparted a sliding radial movement toward thefront of the press, to be released and returned automatically for thenext engagement.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of meanscarried by the platform to co-act with the lever and the operatingfinger of the power link, to impart the power link rotates said lever,the outward movement, when at the desired highest point of thecompression of the baling plunger causing the lever to be released fromthe slid inwardly and guided to its extreme inward movement by the innerside of the means carried by the platform, this feature A still furtherobject of the present invention in addition to the slidably mounted androtatable plunger actuating lever journaled upon the power post of thepress, is the provision of a hooked lever disposed in whereby a singlepower link will operate alternately the plunger control lever and thehooked lever, which operates a self-feed mechanism, thus completing inone revolution of the power link three compressing actions and threeself-feed actions.

In the drawings :-F igure 1 is a top plan view of a complete balingpress embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevationthereof. Fig. 3 is an enlarged top Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led October 7, 1911.

Patented Aug. 13,1912.

Serial No. 653,424.

plan view of the power link end with the link in the position when atthe last of the self-feed stroke and prior to releasing its hook andengaging the plunger actuating lever. Fig. 4 is a similar view, showingin dotted lines the curve the plunger actuating lever takes in goingfrom the position of Fig. 2 to its fullest forward movement, and justpriorto its release. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the power link andadjacent portions of the platform and mechanism operated by the powerlink. Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are detail views of various parts of the powerlink and adjacent parts.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the baling chamber,having the pressing mechanisln 2, and the self-feed mechanism 8, thelatter of which has a flexible connection or chain 4, connected operablethereto, and extending to the forward or power end 5 of the press. Theforward end 6, of the chain is connected to the straight end 7, of thelever 8, which is limited in its extreme rearwardly inclined position bythe pin 9, and is pivoted upon the front platform l0, by a pin 11. Theforward end 12 of the lever 8, is curved outwardly toward the left sideof the press, and normally is held in the path of to engage the roller13, carried upon the extreme underside of one of the fingers 1&1, of thepower link 15, by a spring 16, which is connected to the crank arm 17,and the baling chamber, thus normally holding the feeding fingers 18 ofthe self-feed mechanism above the chamber.

The power link 15 is keyed for rotation with the power post 19, which asshown is journaled at its lower end in the platform 10, and at its upperend in the wheel carrying yoke or frame 20, the upper thereof bcingconnected to the braced power beam 21, of the usual construction.

Having its slotted portion 22 loosely fitting about the power post 19,between the underface of the power link or trip-lever 15, is the plungeractuating lever 23, whose outer end 24, has connected at the undersidethereof the front end 25 of a plate or strip 26, whose rear portion istwisted to be vertically disposed, said end being provided withapertures 27 for the removable reception of the pin 28, to adjustablyconnect the sleeve 29, of the guide plate 30, which slidably fits upc-none edge 31, of the channel plate 32, which forms the main connectionand a telescopic connection between the baling chamber and power end ofthe press. The parallel and off-set arm 33, of

the plate 30, has connected to it wit-hin the said channel plate 32, achain or flexible connection 34, whose other end is operably connectedto the baling mechanisma spring 35 holding the plunger arm 35 thereofout of the baling chamber, while a. spring 36, connected to theplat-form and the forward end of the strip 26, holds the lever 23 in itsrearmost position, and its end 24 in the path to-be engaged by theroller 13 of the respective fingers of the power link or triplever 15.-

It is desired asl the roller 13 engages the end 24 of the lever 23, thatthe greatest possible leverage be exerted upon the said leverv duringthe movement of the finger fromthe position as shown in Fig. 3, to thatshown in Fig. 4, thus exerting the greatest possible pull to actuate thebaling plunger, just after the self-feedl has been actuated to feed abunch of hay to the chamber, and to accomplish this said leverv as abovestated is slidably and rotatably mounted about the power post. To impartthis movement there is a cam guide strip carried by the platformadjacent to the power post, and positioned to receive a stop or pin 38positioned centrally of the cut-away portion 39, upon the underside ofthe lever 23, the said pin being pushed against the outer curved edgeofthe cam strip 37, as the lever 23 is moved forwardly by the finger ofthe power link,

and said cam strip and pin 3S t-hus impart i nism and disposed in thepath to be engaged an outwardly sliding movement to the lever as it ismoved, thus increasing the length thereof and its leverage to pull uponthe plate or strip 26, chain 34 and operating the baling plunger, theplunger being moved to its fullest point of compression just after thelever 23 has passed the transverse center line of the power post. Atthis point, the spring 36 exerts a pull inwardly toward the power post,and as the cam strip 37 is curved, the pin 38 rides thereagainst, andthe outer end of the lever 23 slides inwardly beyondand out ofengagement with moving roller 13 of the power link finger, beingreleased, and returned to the position as shown in Fig. 3, the pin 38having passed upon the inside of the cam strip 37, and thus guidedrearwardly in such retracted position.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings,and more particularly Figs. 3 and 4, it is evident that aS the powerlink or trip-lever is rotated that one of the fingers thereof will bringits roller 13 first into engagement with the hooked end of thevself-feedoperating lever 8, operating the self-feed, and just after the point ofreleasing said lever 8, that the roller 13 will engage the rear face ofthe lever 23, move it forwardly therewith, and

that by the aid of the slotted forward end of said lever wit-h the powerpost as its fulcrum, the cam strip 37 and pin 38 will impart an outwardsliding movement to said efficient,- practical and durable form ofmechanism.

What I claim, as my invention,` and desire to protect by Letters Patent,is

1. A baling press, having a self-feed `mechanism, a pressing mechanism,a rotatable power link having a plurality of fingers, means foroperating the self-feed mechanism disposed in the path of to be engagedby the fingers thereof one at a time in succession, a slidably mountedlever op- `erably connected with the pressing mechanism and in the pathof to be engaged by the fingers ofthe power link one at al time insuccession, and coperative means carried by said lever and adjacentthereto for increasing the leverage thereof during the pressingoperation.

2. A baling press, having a baling mechanism, a rotatable power linkhaving a plurality of fingers, a slidingly mounted lever operablyconnected with the baling mechaone at a time in succession by thelingers of the power link, and cooperative means carried by said leverand adjacent thereto `for increasing the leverage thereof during thebaling operation.

3. A baling press, having a baling mechanism, a rotatable power linkhaving a plun rality of fingers, a slotted lever having the slottedportion thereof mounted for oscillatory and sliding movements upon thejournal of said power link and disposed in the path of to be engaged bythe respective lingers of the power link, cooperative means carried bysaid lever and adjacent thereto for increasing the leverage thereofduring the movement of the lever with the respective fingers of thepower link, and

means for releasing said cooperative means and retracting said lever,and returning the lever for engagement with the next finger of the powerlink.

4. A. baling press, having a baling mech A anism, a rotatable power linkhaving a plurality of fingers, a slidably mounted lever operablyconnected with the baling mechanism and disposed in the path to beengaged one at a time in succession by the fingers A of the power link,a pin carried thereby, and

a cam disposed to be contacted by said. pin

as the lever is moved by one of the fingers of the power link toincrease the leverage of the said lever during the baling operation.

5. A baling press, having a baling chamber, a baling mechanism operabletherein, a power link having a plurality of actuating fingers carriedthereby, a slidingly mounted lever operably connected with the balingmechanism and disposed in the path to be engaged by said fingers one ata time in succession, a pin carried thereby, a cam disposed to becontacted by said pin as the lever is moved by one of the fingers of thepower link to increase the leverage of the lever during the operation ofthe baling mechanism, and means for retracting the lever to disengage itfrom the finger and return said lever to inoperative position.

6. A baling press, having a baling chamber, a baling mechanism operabletherein, a power link having a plurality of actuating fingers carriedthereby, a slidingly mounted lever operably connected with the balingmechanism and disposed in the path to be engaged by said fingers one ata time in suecession, a pin carried thereby, a cam disposed to becontacted by said pin as the lever is moved by one of the fingers of thepower link to increase the leverage of the lever during the operation ofthe baling mechanism, and a spring operably connected to the lever forreti-acting the lever when atits fullest stroke to disengage the leverfrom the finger and return the lever to reset position.

7. A baling press, having a baling chamber, a baling mechanism, arotatable power link having a plurality of fingers, a slotted leverlhaving the slotted portion thereof mounted for oscillatory and slidingmove ments upon the journal of the power link and disposed to have itsfree end in the path of to be engaged by the respective fingers of thepower link, cooperative means carried by said lever and adjacent theretofor increasing the leverage of the lever during its movement by therespective finger, and a spring operably connected to the lever forretracting the lever to release the same from the finger and return itto reset position.

8. A baling press, having a baling cham ber, a baling mechanism, arotatable power link having a plurality of fingers, a slotted leverhaving the slotted portion thereof mounted for oscillatory and slidingmovements upon the journal of the power link and disposed to have itsfree end 1n the path of to be engaged by the respective fingers of' thepower link, a projection carried by the lever, a cam disposed in thepath of to be engaged by said projection when the lever is moved by thefinger, said cam and projection coacting to project the lever toincrease its leverage during the baling operation, and a spring operablyconnected to said lever for reti-acting and releasing the projectionfrom the cam and returning the lever to reset position.

9. A baling press, having an operating mechanism therefor, comprising apower Vpost, a power link having a plurality of fingers carried by androtatable with said post, means for rotating the post, a lever having aslot fitting upon the post below the power link to be moved in onedirection by the rotation of the fingers of the power link, andcooperative means carried by the lever and adjacent thereto forimparting to the lever an outward movement while being moved by thepower link.

10. A baling press, having an operating mechanism therefor, comprising apower post journaled for rotation, a power link carried thereby, meansfor rotating the post, a lever having a slot fitting upon the post andin the path to be engaged by the power link during the rotation thereof,coperative means carried by the lever and adjacent thereto for.imparting to the lever an outward movement while being moved by thepower link to increase the leverage of the lever, and means forreleasing the lever from the power link, reti-acting it and returningthe lever to reset position.

l1. A baling press, having an operating mechanism, comprising a powerpost journaled for rotation, a power link carried thereby, means forrotating the post, a lever provided with a slot through its inner end,said'slot fitting upon the post to permit the lever a sliding andoscillatory movement upon the post, the outer end of the lever beingdisposed to be engaged and carried a predetermined distance by the powerlink, a projection carried by the lever, a cam in the path of theprojection to coact with the projection when engaged thereby during themovement of the lever by the power link to project the lever to increasethe leverage thereof, and a spring operably connected with the lever toretract the lever and return the same when released from engagement withthe power link.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

HORACE M. TALLMAN.

Witnesses:

WM. VANDERFooI., A. J. ANDES.

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